Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-26


very decided vote to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to be engrnssed yesterday,
aud in order that all gentlemen who wished
to vote on this question might save ample
notice, he moved that the mption to rec0nsid-
er b.. laid on rhe table and Thursday OF mex
week assigned for its confederation. Carried.
Senate Document 10, Resolve in favor of
the Maine State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, came up by special assign
ment.
Mr.. Friend of Erna moved to lay it on the
table and assign Tuesday for its cOnsiders-
ton.
After discussion this motion was withdrawn.
lMr. Grindle of Nc. Desert moved to ad'
j)urn. Lost
Mr.. Walton moved to amend by striking
out in the frat section "33 |. 500" and insert
ing $50, 1907; also strike out all that part
of the resolve beginning in line after the
word .'ior." and ending before the word
obstruction" in the y line.
The House WAS ad dressed by Messrs.
Walton. Dicky, Harrington and Hersey on
this amendment.
ALTO P. NJ, the House, on motion of
Mr. Wakefield Of Bath, adj ,urned, Mr.. Her
sey having the floor.
AFTERNOON.
The House assembled at 4.30.
The pending question wa. the passage OF
the resolve in favor of the NJ line State Col
ltge of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts.
Eloquent speeches, frequently interpreted
with applause. were made on tie subj ct by
Messr.. Hersev. Libby of Burnham, Beal of
Fairfield, Russell Of Fayette, Sanborn OF
Stsndish. Randall of Augusta, Alden of Win
throp. Dawson of Greenville, Wright OF
Paris, Roberts of Brunswick, Billings of
Brownsville. Green of Odsfeld. Shaw OF
Portland B ,rker of Bangor, Condor OF
Friendship. Luikin OF Orrinaton, and Warren
OF Winslow.
Mr. Pattangal Of Pembroke moved TO
amend BY adding to the resolve the following /:
And it shall be the duty Of the faculty of
the college to prosecute. in accordance with
the statutes of the State, anv student whp
shall commit an assault upon the person of
any other student OF the college while IN at
tend .nce as such"
Mr. Randall moved to amend by striking
out in the first line the words "thirtv-tour
and insert twenty in the ninth and
tenth lines strike out the words twenty
five and insert "eighteen;" in the tenth line
strike out fifteen" and insert the word
| .'ten;" in the eleventh line strike out the
word ''ten" and insert the word ''eIght."
After debate Mr. Dawson of Greenville
moved to indefinitely postpone the ameni l.
ments Of Messrs. Randall and Walton, re-
iating - the amount of the appropriation.
Mr.. Libby of Burnham called for the yeas
and nays, and the House ordered them by a
vote of to so.
Gated were indefinitely postponed by the fol
lowing vote:
YEA-Messrs Adams, Alden, Alexander, Aren'
Barker. Btal. Billings. Bishop. Bradi.h. BrN ant
Burns, Chase OF Datnari GOTTA Chase of Edgecomb
Clark of Ban gor, Clark If Caribou. Clark of eaco'
i,oriiy, Ensei, Farrar. Floyd. ,gnon. G Gene
Grinde. Hall, Hamilton OF Cumberland. Hamilton
Of GOudsboro. Harding Of Gorhi am, Harri"gten,
Knapp, Libbey of Burnham. Libby Of Ma,tawAnk-
Gag. Li,tleieli OF respect, Looney. Lufkn Lyons.
Marley. Mar.ton, Moore OF Deering' Nealley No
Brunswick, RUSSELL Ry der, Sanbo'n OF Island Falls,
>anborn of Standsh. sawyer. Sh ,rp. Shaw. Siisby.
Small. smith, ,tufgis sylvester e; Ia"gHin y "aax ad
man.-75.
NAY-Messrs. Aver. Bennett. Bowker. Boynton,
Bradley, Brown, Carleton, Clouier. Cook DO'en,
Eells, Field, Friend Greer. Harper H. rsey. Hobson
Hunter, Jones. Jutkiu-, kidder, Levensaler, LON
bard New bert, Packard. Palmer. farcner, Pattan
scott, Talbot. Varney. Wakefield. Walton. Warren,
Of Buxton, Weymouth. WIdber, William, Wright
ABsENr-Messrs. Clark Of Calais, Dow, Ferguson.
Fogg, Foster, Clifford. GLOVER, Harding Of Durham.
Hawkes., Hayden, J-welt, Jordan, Mailett, Marb Z.
Mason, Moore OF Gardner, Morrill,. U'Brien, Pur-
linton OF Bowdon, Purint,n of BowdoinnaIn. Key-
| nods, Roberts Of Dexter, Spinn. y. rnurlow. War
rem Of Winslew. Watts, Whilmore, Wiggin, Will
son, Wisw.l. fork.-5i.
When MIR. Pattangalls name was called he
desired to De excused until he could learn the
tate of his amendment, but the House re-
fused to excuse him.
After the amendments were postponed. the
question came up on the amendment of Mr..
pauangall. Tne amendment was adopted
and the resolve, as amended, passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. Manley announced that he had Just
received a despatch from Washington in
forming him that the agricultural experiment
tai station bill had pass. d both Houses and
awaited the signature OF the President. 1t
| appropriated $4,000 for each State, and
| after July LIST next Maine will not nave to
pay any more tor an agricultural experiment
tai station.
Report of the Committee on Labor, ough,
to pass, on bill an act to establish Bureau
of Industrial and Labor Statistics (Huuse
document 1897, came up under special as
sigument
rhe report was accepted on motion of Mr.
Lyons of Vinalhaven, who also moved that
the bill have its three several readings and
De put upon its passage to be engrossed, as
it had been thoroughly discussed in this
House, recommitted to the committee and
the amendments embodied
Mr.. Walton had understood this bill was
to be considered with the ten-hour bills.
MIR. Dickey moved to lay the whole matter
on the table, but withdrew his motion at the
request Of Mr.. Looney, who moved til at this
bill, with the reports of the Committee on
Labor on the ten-hour bills blouse docu-
ments l5s, l60, l6l and 1927, be laid on tie
table and Tuesday next assigned for their
consideration.
| Mr.. Roberts moved to amend that they
| should take precedence of all other assign
ments on that day.
| MIR. Noble of Lewiston moved to amend
the amer dment by assigning these bills tor
| tomorrow Saturday at 10 o'clock
After some debate Mr.. Noble withdrew his
| amendment.
Mr.. Marston of Hallowell Immediately re-
| newed it.
This amendment provoked considerable
| discussion, it being desired by some members
that absent gentlemen should have an oppor.
tunity to vote upon this question. Others
claiming that the matter had been delayed
| long enough and that gentlemen knew of the
probability of its coming up.
The question being put, the amendment Of
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